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Dr. William Sidney (Sid) Gilchrist

Male 1901 - 1970  (69 years)


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  • Name William Sidney (Sid) Gilchrist 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Birth 9 Feb 1901  Poplar Hill, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Ethnicity Scottish 
    School Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Pictou Academy 
    • Graduation in 1919
    Residence 1911  Pictou Sub-Districts 3-56, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    School 1920-1927  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Dalhousie University - Medical School 
    Occupation Medical Missionary in Africa most of his life  [2
    Religion United Church of Canada  [2
    _FGLINK https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54984214 
    _FGRAVE 54984214 
    _FSFTID KNZJ-1F9 
    Death 13 Jun 1970  Olds, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: Trauma - Automobile Accident 
    Burial Westcott Cemetery, Westcott, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I281  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2021 

    Father William Thomas Gilchrist,   b. 27 Mar 1860, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1916, Pictou, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Abigail Jane Gray,   b. 5 Apr 1860, Cape John, Pictou County, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1949 (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jul 1891  Cape John, Pictou County, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F1362  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Francis Harriet (Frankie) Killam,   b. 23 Nov 1906, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1970, Olds, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 16 Sep 1925  United Memorial Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Kenneth (Ken) Gilchrist
     2. Ian Gilchrist
     3. Rae Gilchrist
     4. Rev. Dr. Thomas Gray Gilchrist,   b. 8 Mar 1926   d. 19 Aug 2011, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     5. Rev. David Killam Gilchrist,   b. 8 Mar 1928, Ozark, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Westcott Cemetery, Westcott, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Leota Elizabeth (Betty) Gilchrist,   b. 8 Jun 1931, Camundongo, Moxico, Angola Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1970, Olds, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     7. Frances Ruth Gilchrist,   b. 1933, Camundongo, Moxico, Angola, Africa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1933, Camundongo, Moxico, Angola, Africa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     8. Andrew Murray Gilchrist,   b. Dec 1936, Angola, Africa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1937, Angola, Africa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 0 years)
     9. Gail Ann Gilchrist,   b. 1949, Dondi, Angloa, Africa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1950, Dondi, Angola, Africa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F97  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2018 

  • Notes 

  • Sources 
    1. [S48] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Apr 2018), entry for William Sidney Gilchrist, person ID KNZJ-1F9. (Reliability: 3).
      ;Contributor: Karl Theakston, theakstonfamilytree@gmail.com


    2. [S48] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Apr 2018), entry for William Sidney Gilchrist, person ID KNZJ-1F9. (Reliability: 3).
      ;Contributor: C. Zinck, cathiezinck@hotmail.com


    3. [S48] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Apr 2018), entry for William Sidney Gilchrist, person ID KNZJ-1F9. (Reliability: 3).
      ;Contributor: Sharon F. Hartling, thehartlings@bellaliant.net


    4. [S53] Nova Scotia Archives, Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, (https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com), Registration Year: 1891 - Book: 1832 - Page: 70 - Number: 84 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S24] Province of Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Archives, Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics - Marriage, (https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com :n.d.), 3 Apr 2018, marriage certificate 1672 (1925), Gilchrist-Killam. (Reliability: 4).
      Registration Year: 1925 - Book: 36 - Page: 822